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Here you can find links to local user groups involved with Python, possibly one in your area.

 * [http://opag.ca Ottawa Python Author's Group], a group in Ottawa, Canada involving Python and Zope. If that link doesn't work, try [http://opag.sourceforge.net this one].

 * [http://python.meetup.com International Python Meetup day], is held all over the world on the second Thursday of the month, at 7 pm local time. Come attend a Python Meetup near you!
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Python User Groups are sometimes called PIGgies, for Python Interest Group meetings. The term PIGgies was coined by the Bay Area PIGgies group.

If there isn't an organized user group for your area listed on this page, check the list of [[http://python.meetup.com/|Python Meetups]] and see if there's a Meetup in your area.

<<TableOfContents>>

= Starting and Running a User Group =
There are two mailing lists for organizers of user groups, if you are interested in starting and running a user group:

(1) The [[http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/group-organizers|Group-organizers]] mailing list supports people starting and running user groups.

(2) The [[http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/usergroup-advocacy|Usergroup-advocacy]] mailing list is looking at building tools and resources useful for user groups.

Also, please consider posting news from your user group on the [[http://python-groups.blogspot.com/|Python User Group Blog]]!

You may draw on the PythonSpeakers page to help find speakers.

= Geographical Breakdown of User Groups =
== Asia ==
=== China ===
 * [[http://python.cn/|Python Chinese User Group]] - Chinese Python User Group [[http://wiki.woodpecker.org.cn/moin/CPUG|CPUG wiki]]
 * [[http://wiki.woodpecker.org.cn/moin/BPUG|BPUG]] - Beijing Python User Group (subgroup of CPUG)
 * [[http://www.zeuux.org|ZEUUX]] - ZEUUX is a free software community that has a Python user group.

=== India ===
 * [[http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers|BangPypers (Bangalore Python Users Group)]] - India (BangPypers wiki)
 * [[http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/chennaipy/|ChennaiPy (Chennai Python User Group)]] - India
 * [[http://kpug.zwiki.org|KPUG]] - Kerala Python User Group
 * [[http://mumpy.org/wiki|MumPy]] - Mumbai Python User Group
=== Japan ===
 * [[http://www.python.jp|PyJUG]] - Python Japan User's Group. Japanese mailing list: [[http://www.python.jp/mailman/listinfo/python-ml-jp|python-ml-jp]]
=== Korea ===
 * [[http://www.python.or.kr|PyKUG]] - Python Users' Group in Korea
=== Taiwan ===
 * [[http://wiki.python.org.tw/|PyTUG Wiki]] - Taiwan Python User Group
 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/pythontw|PyTUG Groups]] - Taiwan Python User Group
=== Philippines ===
[[http://groups.google.com/group/pinoy-python-users|PyPUG]] - Philippine Python User Group

=== Thailand/ประเทศไทย ===
[[http://www.codenone.com|PyTPUG]] - Thailand Python User Group

== Oceania ==
=== Australia ===
 * [[http://starship.python.net/mailman/listinfo/python-au|Mailing list for Australian Python users.]]
 * [[BrisbanePUG]] - A monthly meeting of food, drink and Python.
 * [[http://trac.proams.org/index.fcgi/wiki/Pysig|Canberra]] - active since March 2007
 * [[MelbournePUG]] - [[mailto:anthony.briggs@gmail.com|Anthony Briggs]] has started a new user group in Melbourne.
 * [[http://www.sypy.org/|Sydney Python Users Group]] - A group of Python users who meet in Sydney for discussions and drinks every couple of months. See also [[http://groups.google.com/group/sydneypython/|our maillist]].
=== New Zealand ===
 * [[http://nzpug.org|New Zealand Python User Group (NZPUG)]] - web site and mailing list
 * [[http://nzpug.org/MeetingsAuckland|NZPUG Auckland]] - monthly meetings
 * [[http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch|NZPUG Christchurch]] - bi-monthly meetings
== Canada ==
 * [[http://groups.google.ca/group/django-toronto|TorontoDjangoPython]] - Toronto Python/Django User group.
 * [[http://montrealpython.org|MontrealPython]] - Montreal's Python community.
 * [[http://opag.ca/|OPAG]] - Ottawa Python Authors Group. A group devoted to learning, using and providing resources for Python. OPAG also serves as a general gathering place for Python programmers from the Ottawa region and beyond.
 * [[http://www.engcorp.com/pygta|PyGTA]] - the Toronto Python/Zope User Group meets regularly to explore the expanding world of Python and Zope.
 * [[http://www.kwpug.org|KWPUG]] - the Kitchener/Waterloo Python User Group - just starting July 17, 2006.
 * [[WinniPUG|WinniPUG - Winnipeg Python Users Group]] - active since December 2005.
 * [[http://www.vanpyz.org/|VanPyZ]] - The Vancouver Python and Zope User Group discusses Python and various uses of the language.
== Caribbean ==
 * [[mailto:jamaicanpy@zope.com.jm?Subject=subscribe|JamaicanPy]]: JamaicanPy, Jamaican Python Community Mailing List, Programming Opportunities etc....
 * [[http://www.ttpug.org|TTPUG ]] - Trinidad and Tobago Python Users Group
== Europe ==
=== Belgium ===
 * [[http://www.p3b.org|Python Blanc Bleu Belge]] French speaking Python and Zope User Group based in Charleroi, Belgium. Initiated the '''Euro Python''' Conference in 2002.
 * [[http://www.pythonistas.be|Pythonistas.be]] Flemish (Vlaams/Dutch) speaking Python User Group.
=== France ===
 * [[http://www.afpy.org|AFPY]] Association Python Francophone, French Speaking Python & Zope User Group
=== Czech and Slovak ===
 * [[http://www.py.cz/|PyCZ]] - Czech and Slovak User Group covers both Python and Zope.
=== Germany ===
 * [[http://wiki.python.de/User_Group_Berlin]] PUB -- Python Users Berlin
 * [[http://www.pycologne.de|pyCologne]], the Python User Group Köln - Cologne, Germany
 * [[http://hhpug.de/|Hamburg Python User Group]] - Hamburg, Germany
 * [[http://www.python-academy.de/LE-Snakes/index.html|Leipzig Python User Group]] - Leipzig, Germany
 * [[http://wiki.python.de/User_Group_München|User Group München]], the Python User Group in Munich
 * [[http://wiki.python.de/|wiki.python.de]] German Python Wiki
 * [[http://www.python-forum.de/|Python-Forum.de]] German Python Forum
 * [[http://python.net/mailman/listinfo/python-de|python-de]] German Python mailing list
 * [[http://www.python.de/|German Python Site]] containing links to the most important German Python sites and mailing lists.
=== Denmark ===
 * http://groups.google.com/group/python-dk Danish Python user group
=== Hungary ===
 * [[http://www.python.hu/|Hungarian Python Site]] Contains Hungarian translations of Python tutorials and manual and much more. Good starting point for new Hungarian Python users.
=== Iceland ===
 * [[http://rpug.net/|Reykjavík Python User Group]]
=== Ireland ===
 * [[http://python.ie/|Python Ireland]] - Irish Python Users Group
=== Italy ===
 * [[http://www.python.it|Python.it]] - Italian Python Website
 * [[http://chatterbox.pydinner.org|Pydinner]] - Python dinners (and beers!)
=== The Netherlands ===
 * [[http://nl.python.org/|PUN]] - Python Users Nederland.
=== Norway ===
 * [[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/grimpypers/|GrimPypers]] - Python User Group - Grimstad, Norway
 * [[http://www.norpig.org|Norwegian Python Interest Group]] - Python User Group - Norway
=== Poland ===
 * http://www.python.org.pl - Polish Python Community (Polish Python Coders Group)
 * [[http://www.python.rk.edu.pl/|Biblioteka Pythona]] - Site about Python and frameworks like Django or PyQt
 * [[http://pydev.pl/|http://pydev.pl]] - 'pydev::Python po Polsku'
=== Romania ===
 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/python-romania|Romania Python User Group]] - 'Romania Python User Group'
=== Russian Federation ===
 * [[http://plone.org.ru|Russian Plone/Zope User Group]] - Russian Zope/Plone/Python user group. Most popular community site for russian speaking users.
 * [[http://zope.net.ru/|Russian-speaking Python & Zope User Group]]. See also their [[http://zope.net.ru/About/mail-list/|mailing list]], including archive and search.
 * [[http://pydev.ru|Russian Python Site]] contains forums for discussing Python in Russian, list of Russian python sites and python news aggregator.
=== Serbia ===
 * [[http://python-serbia.org/|Python Interests Group of Serbia]] Serbian speaking Python user group.
=== Slovenia ===
 * [[http://soup.zen.si|Slovenski Ortodoksni Uporabniki Pythona ;)]]
=== Spain ===
 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/python-cat|Python en català]] Catalan Python user group.
 * [[http://python.meetup.com/185/|The Barcelona Python Meetup Group]] Barcelona Python user group.
=== Sweden ===
 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/gothpy|GothPy]] Gothenburg Python User Group.
=== Turkey ===
 * [[http://liste.linux.org.tr/mailman/listinfo/python|Turkey Python Users Group]]
=== Ukraine ===
 * [[http://exception.org.ua|Exception]] - Python seminar in Kiev - Ukraine
 * [[http://python.com.ua|PythonUA]] - Community portal - Ukraine
 * [[http://www.plug.org.ua|Plone Ukraine]] - Plone Users Group - Ukraine
=== United Kingdom ===
 * [[http://announce.londonpython.org.uk/|London Python]]
 * [[http://pywm.eu/|Python West Midlands]] - UK
 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/python-north-west|Python North West]]
 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/campug|Cambridge and East Anglia]]
 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/python-yorks-humber|Yorkshire]]
 * [[http://groups.google.co.uk/group/python-north-east|Python North East]] - Python North East is a Python user group for the North East of UK covering areas from Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Teesside to Yorkshire
== Latin America ==
 * [[http://www.python.org/ar|PyAr - Python Argentina]]: Community portal, job list, monthly meetings, sprints, etc.
 * [[http://mx.groups.yahoo.com/group/pythonmexico/|- Python México]] Python Community in México.
 * Python Peru. Peruvian Python User Comunity. Send e-mail to python-pe-subscribe@aqpglug.org.pe
 * [[http://www.python.org.ve|- Python Venezuela]] : Website of Python Community in Venezuela - Grupo de usuarios Python en Venezuela - Portal del Grupo.
 * [[http://www.el-directorio.org/PythonColombia|Python Colombia]] Grupo de usuarios y desarrolladores de aplicaciones en Python.
=== Brazil ===
 * [[http://www.pythonbrasil.com.br|Python Brasil]] - National - Greatest Python Brazilian Community.
  * Regional (by State)
   * [[http://groups.google.com/group/grupy-ba|Grupy-BA]] - Bahia
   * [[http://groups.google.com/group/grupy-df|GrUPy-DF]] - Brasília
   * [[http://groups.google.com/group/grupy-pr|GrUPy-PR]] - Paraná
   * [[http://groups.google.com/group/pug-pe|PUG-PE]] - Pernambuco
   * [[http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/pug-sc/|PUG-SC]] - Santa Catarina
   * [[http://groups.google.com/group/grupy-sp|Grupy-SP]] - São Paulo - [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/grupysp/|Photos]] and [[http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=grupy-sp|Videos]]
== Middle East ==
 * [[http://www.pylearn.com|Iranian Community]] - Python Users' Community in Iran
 
 * [[http://wiki.python.org.il/Main_Page|Python Israel]] - Python users community in Israel
== Africa ==
* http://www.python.org.za - Python Users in South Africa.
  . Mailing list http://groups.google.com/group/ctpug
* [[http://groups.google.com/group/python-eg|Python Egypt]] - Egypt and Arab World
 * [[http://groups.google.co.ma/group/python-ma|Python Maroc]] - Maroc et Maghreb
 *[[http://groups.google.com/group/python-tunisia|Python Tunisia]] - Tunisia

== New Zealand ==
 * [[http://www.nzpug.org/|New Zealand Python User Group]]
 * [[http://www.nzzug.org/|Python, Zope and Plone Users Group of New Zealand]]
== USA ==
=== Arizona ===
 * [PhoenixPythonUserGroup] - The Phoenix Python User Group.
 * [[TucsonPythonUserGroup|TuPLE]] - Tucson Python Language Enthusiasts. [[http://groups.google.com/group/TuPLEgroup|Mailing list]]
=== Arkansas ===
 * [[http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyar2|PyAR^2]] - Python Artists of Arkansas
=== California ===
 * [[http://www.baypiggies.net/|BayPiggies]] - San Francisco Bay Area Python Interest Group.
 * [[http://sypug.blogspot.com/|SYPUG]] - SoCal Youth Python User Group.
 * [[http://socal-piggies.org/scp|SoCal Piggies]] - Southern California Python Interest Group.
 * San Diego Python Users' Group was merged into the [[http://www.kernel-panic.org/meetings/lpsg|LPSG]]
=== Colorado ===
 * FrontRangePythoneers - We meet every third Wednesday, 6-8 PM, in Boulder, Colorado.
 * [[http://www.fort-collins.co.us.pythoneers.org/|Fort Collins, Colorado Pythoneers]]. Meeting the first Thursday of every month in Fort Collins, Colorado.
=== Florida ===
 * [[http://python.meetup.com/178/|Tampa Bay PUG]] - Meeting every 2nd Wednesday, in Clearwater, FL
 * [[http://orlandopython.com/|Orlando PUG]] - Meeting times and locations available at website.
=== Georgia ===
 * [[http://www.pyatl.org/|PyAtl]] Atlanta, Georgia Python User Group
=== Illinois ===
 * [[http://www.chipy.org/|ChiPy - The Chicago Python Users Group]]
 * [[http://illipy.tautology.net/|IlliPy - The Champaign-Urbana Python Users Group]]
  * Visit the [[http://groups.google.com/group/illipy-announce|illipy-announce]] Google Group site to subscribe for user group announcements.
  * Visit the [[http://groups.google.com/group/illipy-discuss|illipy-discuss]] Google Group site to subscribe for user group discussions.
=== Indiana ===
 * [[http://python.meetup.com/182|Indianapolis, IN]] The IndyPy User Group
=== Iowa ===
 * [[http://www.pyowa.org/|Iowa Python Users Group]]
=== Maryland ===
 * [[http://pangalactic.us/bacon-pig|BACON-PIG]] - The Baltimore, Annapolis, Columbia, and Other Northern DC suburbs Python Interest Group.
=== Massachusetts ===
 * BostonPig [[http://wingide.com/mailman/listinfo/boston-pig|boston-pig]] will be meeting in Boston, MA.
 * [[http://developer.nervestaple.com/|Springfield/Northampton/Amherst MA Developer's Group]] Meets 1-2 times per month.
=== Michigan ===
 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/michipug|Michipug]] - Michigan (Detroit / Ann Arbor) Python group is just starting up
=== Minnesota ===
 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/pymntos| PyMNtos]] - Minnesota Python Users Group, meets the 2nd Thursday of the month.
=== Missouri ===
 * [[http://www.somopig.org|Southern Missouri Python Interest Group]]
=== Nebraska ===
 * [[http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha|Omaha Python Users Group]] -- Meetings on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Check the [[http://www.OmahaPython.org|wiki]] more details.
=== New Hampshire ===
 * [[http://www.pysig.org|Python SIG]] of the [[http://www.gnhlug.org|Greater New Hampshire Linux User Group]] meets the 4th Thursday in Manchester, NH. [[http://www.dlslug.org/mailman/listinfo/python-talk|Mailing list]] courtesy of the [[http://www.dlslug.org|Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Linux User Group]].
=== New Jersey ===
 * [[http://www.pigip.org/|PIGIP NJ]]: Python Interest Group In Princeton, NJ.
=== New York ===
 * [[http://nycpython.org/|NYC Python]]: Python Users Group In New York City, NY
 * [[http://tighturl.com/fp|NYLUG Python Workshop]] Python study/discussion/project group in New York City. [[http://nylug.org/mailman/listinfo/nylug-workshop|Mailing list]] Meets every other week.
=== North Carolina ===
 * [[http://trizpug.org/|TriZPUG]]: The Triangle Zope and Python User Group in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill (Research Triangle) area of North Carolina, USA.
 * [[http://groups.google.com/group/charpy|CharPy]]: The Charlotte Python Group. Seeking members and ideas for the location of our first meetup. Join and discuss!
=== Ohio ===
 * [[http://www.clepy.org|Clepy]]: The Cleveland Area Python Interest Group. New members welcome!
 * [[http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/centraloh|CentralOH]]: Only a mailing list so far, we hope to begin in-person events once the mailing list gains critical mass.
=== Oklahoma ===
 * [[http://opy.sixquickrun.com|OPy]]: Oklahoma's first Python User Group. Located in Norman, OK.
 * Tulsa Python Users Group - [[http://tulsapython.com|Website]], [[http://groups.google.com/group/tulsapython|Mailing list]]
=== Oregon ===
 * [[PortlandPythonUserGroup|Portland]] - Portland Python Users Group
=== Pennsylvania ===
 * [[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PhillyPug/|Philadelphia Python Users Group]]. New user group for the Philadelphia Area.
 * [[http://www.altoonapython.org|Altoona Python]]. Altoona Python Users Group
=== Tennessee ===
 * [[mailto:pig@chatta.us|Chattanooga, TN]] user group
 * [[mailto:connorkasaitis@gmail.com|Memphis, TN]] online user group
 * [[http://www.knoxpy.org|Knoxville, TN]] user group
=== Texas ===
 * [[http://www.python.org/dfw|Dallas-Ft. Worth (Texas) Pythoneers]] (w/wiki and local mailing lists)
 * [[http://wiki.python.org/moin/AustinPythonUserGroup|APUG]] - Austin (Texas) Python User Group.
=== Utah ===
 * [[http://www.utahpython.org/|Utah Python User Group]].
=== Virginia ===
 * [[http://www.zope.org/Members/poster/zpug_info|Fredericksburg ZPUG]]: Meets at the [[http://www.zope.com|Zope Corporation]] building in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
=== Washington, DC ===
 * [[http://www.zpugdc.org/|ZPUGDC]]: Zope/Python Users Group - Washington, DC.
=== Washington ===
 * [[http://www.seapig.org|Seattle Python Interest Group]].
=== Wisconsin ===
 * [[http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/madison|Madison]] Python Users' Group
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 CategoryAroundTheWorld CategoryUsergroups

Python User Groups are sometimes called PIGgies, for Python Interest Group meetings. The term PIGgies was coined by the Bay Area PIGgies group.

If there isn't an organized user group for your area listed on this page, check the list of Python Meetups and see if there's a Meetup in your area.

Starting and Running a User Group

There are two mailing lists for organizers of user groups, if you are interested in starting and running a user group:

(1) The Group-organizers mailing list supports people starting and running user groups.

(2) The Usergroup-advocacy mailing list is looking at building tools and resources useful for user groups.

Also, please consider posting news from your user group on the Python User Group Blog!

You may draw on the PythonSpeakers page to help find speakers.

Geographical Breakdown of User Groups

Asia

China

India

Japan

Korea

  • PyKUG - Python Users' Group in Korea

Taiwan

Philippines

PyPUG - Philippine Python User Group

Thailand/ประเทศไทย

PyTPUG - Thailand Python User Group

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

Canada

  • TorontoDjangoPython - Toronto Python/Django User group.

  • MontrealPython - Montreal's Python community.

  • OPAG - Ottawa Python Authors Group. A group devoted to learning, using and providing resources for Python. OPAG also serves as a general gathering place for Python programmers from the Ottawa region and beyond.

  • PyGTA - the Toronto Python/Zope User Group meets regularly to explore the expanding world of Python and Zope.

  • KWPUG - the Kitchener/Waterloo Python User Group - just starting July 17, 2006.

  • WinniPUG - Winnipeg Python Users Group - active since December 2005.

  • VanPyZ - The Vancouver Python and Zope User Group discusses Python and various uses of the language.

Caribbean

  • JamaicanPy: JamaicanPy, Jamaican Python Community Mailing List, Programming Opportunities etc....

  • TTPUG - Trinidad and Tobago Python Users Group

Europe

Belgium

  • Python Blanc Bleu Belge French speaking Python and Zope User Group based in Charleroi, Belgium. Initiated the Euro Python Conference in 2002.

  • Pythonistas.be Flemish (Vlaams/Dutch) speaking Python User Group.

France

  • AFPY Association Python Francophone, French Speaking Python & Zope User Group

Czech and Slovak

  • PyCZ - Czech and Slovak User Group covers both Python and Zope.

Germany

Denmark

Hungary

  • Hungarian Python Site Contains Hungarian translations of Python tutorials and manual and much more. Good starting point for new Hungarian Python users.

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

The Netherlands

  • PUN - Python Users Nederland.

Norway

Poland

Romania

Russian Federation

Serbia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

  • GothPy Gothenburg Python User Group.

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Latin America

Brazil

Middle East

Africa

* http://www.python.org.za - Python Users in South Africa.

* Python Egypt - Egypt and Arab World

New Zealand

USA

Arizona

Arkansas

  • PyAR^2 - Python Artists of Arkansas

California

  • BayPiggies - San Francisco Bay Area Python Interest Group.

  • SYPUG - SoCal Youth Python User Group.

  • SoCal Piggies - Southern California Python Interest Group.

  • San Diego Python Users' Group was merged into the LPSG

Colorado

Florida

  • Tampa Bay PUG - Meeting every 2nd Wednesday, in Clearwater, FL

  • Orlando PUG - Meeting times and locations available at website.

Georgia

  • PyAtl Atlanta, Georgia Python User Group

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Maryland

  • BACON-PIG - The Baltimore, Annapolis, Columbia, and Other Northern DC suburbs Python Interest Group.

Massachusetts

Michigan

  • Michipug - Michigan (Detroit / Ann Arbor) Python group is just starting up

Minnesota

  • PyMNtos - Minnesota Python Users Group, meets the 2nd Thursday of the month.

Missouri

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

  • PIGIP NJ: Python Interest Group In Princeton, NJ.

New York

North Carolina

  • TriZPUG: The Triangle Zope and Python User Group in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill (Research Triangle) area of North Carolina, USA.

  • CharPy: The Charlotte Python Group. Seeking members and ideas for the location of our first meetup. Join and discuss!

Ohio

  • Clepy: The Cleveland Area Python Interest Group. New members welcome!

  • CentralOH: Only a mailing list so far, we hope to begin in-person events once the mailing list gains critical mass.

Oklahoma

  • OPy: Oklahoma's first Python User Group. Located in Norman, OK.

  • Tulsa Python Users Group - Website, Mailing list

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington, DC

  • ZPUGDC: Zope/Python Users Group - Washington, DC.

Washington

Wisconsin


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